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| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? IME, the Ohm 100s are a bit more neutral than the Vandy 2 series, which -IMHO- has slighly elevated upper bass and slightly rolled presence/treble. Each of those two qualities is subtle, but taken together the combo of these two characteristics ma... | |
| Best John Mayer Album I just got the Live DVD and I'm more impressed than excited. He can definitely play, but he doesn't have a lot to "say". He works a lot of ground that 's already been covered, and covered with more creativity. If he ever finds an original voice, h... | |
| your reference dvd Lindsey Buckingham Live at Bass Hall on DVDJames Bond in Goldeneye has a great opening scene if you have a very large screen. | |
| Integrating subs into 2-channel and home theatre The Velodyne SMS-1 sub controller combines room analysis, PEq room correction w/video readout, and an active x-over. It also allows multiple EQ curves (for movies vs music, for example). I believe that it's easily the best $500 I've ever spent on ... | |
| Speaker Technology over the last 10 years Back to the original question:For better or worse, there's been one giant change:Digital/x-overs and (sometimes) room correction.All of the DEQX enabled room corrected stuff (Salk, Selah, etc.) and the non-room corrected DEQX (Salagar, NHT Xd -alr... | |
| Best tubed pre-amp w/phono stage for ss amps? The Aesthetix Janus is a great piece that would meet your needs. I use a Rhea (Aesthetix phono stage) with ARC and Joule line stages, but I've heard the Janus (full function pre) extensively. It's worth checking out.BTW, if you're looking for a us... | |
| The Next Level Mattzack,Since Bill had a wine suggestion (Burgundy vs. Bordeaux, not bad advice with your beef - and, BTW, it needn't be La Tache), and Schipo handled the protein (No bacon...No bacon? What's life without Bacon?!), I'll handle the veggies. Aspara... | |
| great sounding cds to audition new speakers I like many of the records mentioned here for auditioning, particularly:Shelby LynneRoots & GroovesCooder/BhattTracy ChapmanTrinity SessionsI'd add 5 more to consider:Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderly (vocals/sax)Duke Ellington's Far East ... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Map,"Far East Suite" is my #1A favorite Ellington record, but "Queen's Suite" and "Intimacy of the Blues" would be choices 1B and 1C, respectively. The only caveat is that I own these only on LP and haven't heard the cd versions. Both LPs (Pablo) ... | |
| Some irrefutable truths about rock and roll Tube,Interesting take and I (sort of) agree with a lot of your views (particularly re: boogie woogie), but..."I never saw a direct link between blues and early RnR"?I'm not sure I understand. Aside from the piano blues forms that inform barrelhous... | |
| The Next Level Sounds like a great night. It also sounds like a Penthouse letter...with a different kind of final paragraph. Glad you had a great experience, but it makes me wonder a bit about this whole audiophile thing.Marty | |
| Anyone heard Cary 303/300 after 400 hours burn-in? I use one with stock tubes, stock version (unmodded).A very fine, very flexible cd player, via RCA and XLR out.Marty | |
| Some irrefutable truths about rock and roll Unsound...you are surely correct that the cultural impact of The Beatles was enormous in many, many ways.OTOH, consider Chuck Berry's cultural contribution for a second. For the first time, Berry (along with a few contemporaries) brought black pop... | |
| Some irrefutable truths about rock and roll The Beatles vs Chuck Berry?It's a variation on my comment to Brauser on classical music vs rock music. These are apples and oranges. Or, in this case, maybe apples and pears.As noted by Ee3, The Beatles themselves often contended that the highest ... | |
| Speakers recommendations to use with a Cary 805 Cary 805s will drive many speakers to high SPLs, given the size of your room. I've used the Merlin VSMs that Bob mentions with wonderful results. I've also done well with Verity Parsifal Encores (a tougher load), and several other near full range ... |